Quilting-frame.



0. B. MORGAN.

QUILTING FRAME.

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OCEAN B. MORGAN, OF LIVERPOOL, VJEST VIRGINIA.

QUILTING-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914..

Application filed October 6, 1911. Serial No. 653,181.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, OCEAN B. MORGAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Liverpool, in the county of Jackson and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting- Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a quilting frame and has for its object to provide a device of this character with supporting legs which may be readily adjusted in relation to the frame or in relation to one another.

Another object is to provide a combination device of this character the parts of which may be readily disconnected to permit storing the same in a small space or for shipping purposes.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out in. the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device assembled for use as a quilting frame, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View therethrough, Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the adjustable connection of one of the legs with the hinged cross piece to which the legs are secured, Fig. t is a vertical sectional view therethrough on the line 47-4: Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the upper end of one of the legs, removed from the cross piece.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the end pieces of the frame through which are secured the opposite reduced ends 2 of the rollers 3, near the opposite ends of the cross pieces or end pieces 1. Upon the inner face of one of the end pieces 1 are pivoted the dogs 4 for engagement with the teeth 5 upon the adjacent ends of the rollers 3 to prevent rotation of the rollers 3 in one direction and thus hold the quilt or other object stretched to the proper degree of tension between the rollers.

The reduced ends 2 of the rollers 3, which ends project through the end pieces 1, have cotter pins 6 or other suitable means removably secured therethrough, outwardly of the cross piecesl to prevent the ends 2 from working out of the cross pieces 1. The

cross pieces 1, especially'the cross piece carrymgthe dogs 4 may be provided with hooks 7 pro ecting from'the inner face thereof for supporting various articles, particularly when the device is employed as a wardrobe.

Each roller 3 may, if desired, be provided with strips of cloth (not shown) or other suitable material extending longitudinally thereof between the end pieces or cross pieces 1 for the purpose of securing the edge pieces of a quilt or similar work to the roll ers 3, as will be readily understood.

Hinged to the lower edge of each end piece, 1, by means of suitable hinges 9 secured to the inner faces thereof, are the leg supporting cross pieces 10 which are held against the under faces of the cross pieces 1 by means of the pivoted bars or buttons 11 secured to the outer faces of said supporting bars and adapted to be swung upon their pivots until their free ends are engaged under the thin ends of the locking bars 12 rigidly secured upon the outer faces of the cross pieces 1. The opposite ends of the leg supporting cross pieces 10 are suitably slotted to receive the narrowed ends 15 of the legs 16, said narrowed ends 15 being provided with suitable notches 17 in their upper edges to receive the bolts 18 passed through the slotted ends of the leg supporting cross pieces 10. The legs 16 may be adjusted angularly and held in adjusted position by tightening the thumb nuts 19 upon the protruding threaded ends of the bolts 18.

When the device is to be used as a quilting frame, it is assembled and placed in the position shown in Fig. 1. The edges of the quilt are then connected to the strips or other securing means therefor carried by the rollers 3 and the quilt tightened be tween the rollers 3 by rotating the latter, said rollers being held against rotation in opposite directions by means of the dogs 4 in engagement with the teeth 5 as clearly stated. It will be understood that as the work progresses the quilt may be rolled upon the proper roller by first disengaging the dogs 4, said dogs being allowed to again engage the teeth 5 when the work is properly tightened between the rollers 3 to hold the same in position. The quilting may be done from either side of the frame or from both sides, the parties upon either side 1 or fabric has been stretched by Winding on one or both of the rollers3, it is horizontal and consequently not in the best position to be clearly seen by the operator. I therefore provide an improved form of auxiliary stretcher and center'raiser comprising arms 25 pivoted at one end to the middle portions of the end pieces 1, on the inner faces thereof, and connect their free ends by a stretched out at, an inclination outward from the bar 26, and brought into the best possible positionfor the eyes of the operator. When this position is reached the arms25 will have passed over springs 27 secured to the end pieces 1 in the path of movementof said bars, and will have come into contact with the hooks 7 and the springs having sprung out behind the arms, willhold them in their raised position against said hooks.

WVhen the legs 16 are moved into operative supporting position, the arms 25 and rod 26 supported thereby are adapted to-drop against the inner sides of the cross bars 10' Connecting the upper ends of the legs and- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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to serve as latch means for holding said legs in their open supporting position.

What I claim is: 7

In combination, a pair of Winding shafts, end'bars having spaced bearings for the ends of said shafts, cross bars, hinges c011- necting the inner sides of cross bars to the inner sides of the end bars, legs having their upper ends connected to the end portions of the cross bars and adapted to support said cross bars, end bars and shafts when in vertical positions, arms having their upper ends plvoted to the lnner sides of the end bars medially of their ends and adaptedto drop by gravity against the inner sides of the cross bars to hold said legs in vertical supporting positions, a'rod connecting the lower ends of the arms and adapted to prevent an inward movement of lower ends of the arms, whereby accidental collapsing of the legs is avoided, stops securedto the outer sides of the end bars, and latches pivoted to the cross bars and adapted to engage the stops to lock the legs against movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I I OCEAN B. MORGAN. Witnesses: I FRED CUNNINGHAM,

N.'I. STEWART. 

